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5 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Coors Light

The cold, hard facts.

Feb 3, 2017

Courtesy of Coors Light

You know it by the iconic mountain logo and trademark red script. And you know it's guaranteed to be well stocked at every tailgate. But how many facts can you name about Coors Light? Here's a crib sheet of quick conversation starters that'll come in handy during the commercial break.

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1It's been around for more than 30 years.

Coors Light hit the shelves in 1978, but it wasn't available coast to coast until 1991.

2It's got 4 kinds of hops.

Every brew of Coors Light is made with malt made from unique two-row Moravian barley and four hop varieties.

3Its nickname is "the Silver Bullet."

Bill Coors stripped the color from the Coors Light can and let the natural aluminum shine through. Before you knew it, everybody was calling it "the Silver Bullet."

4Its brewery tours are free.

Tours of the Golden, CO brewery are always free, so stop by if you've ever got an hour or two to spare while you're in the Rockies.

5It gets cold brew right.

The Coors Light you find in every bottle, can, and keg is cold-filtered, cold-aged and cold-packaged. Cheers!

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